Ideas & Opportunities
Fish pedicures
Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair [...]
Youngest inventor patents broom
A five-year-old boy is thought to be the UK’s youngest person to patent an idea after inventing a labour-saving broom to help his father sweep leaves.
Sam Houghton, of Buxton, Derbyshire, was just three when he came up with a double-headed broom to collect large debris and fine dust simultaneously.
Sam, who was inspired by animated [...]
Inventors Hope “Bataround” Is A Big Hit
After numerous prototypes and years of tinkering, Rick Chambers and Larry Kost believe they’ve invented the perfect apparatus to accomplish just that: The Bataround.
It doesn’t sound like much: an elongated stainless steel frame, connected to an aviation cable with a batting practice ball bolted to the end. But with one person swinging the device in [...]
Taking Your Invention to a Trade Show
Trade shows offer inventors and entrepreneurs the opportunity to reach a large number of potential buyers and retailers.
The most important thing you can do before attending a trade show is to make sure you choose the right one. Be sure to make your choice based on the potential returns.
To choose appropriate trade shows, consider the [...]
Entrepreneur Sells Mug Shots
America loves a good mug shot. The more frizzed, frazzled and frantic, the better. An Orlando entrepreneur has seized on that fascination, recently starting “JAIL,†a weekly newspaper filled with nothing but the unflattering thumbnails. Page after page, with only a few ads in between.
“A mug shot is a couple notches below your driver’s license [...]
6 Steps To Creating A Super Startup
If you want to be an entrepreneur, you’re in good company. An average of 464,000 adults a month create new businesses, according to the most recent statistics available from the Kauffman Foundation, which tracks and promotes entrepreneurship. Technorati Profile
But starting a business is a complicated, risky, all-consuming effort. Indeed, just two-thirds of new small businesses [...]
Dog Vending Machine
When July hit Miami in 1998, everyone seemed to be enjoying the dog days of summer–except the dogs. As owners took giant swigs from their 32-ounce water bottles, their dogs ran to and fro, wearily retrieving makeshift toys in the afternoon heat. It was on one sunny afternoon in July that Carlotta Lennox rolled by [...]
